Visas for South/Central America

vinylbomb

How do,

I'm heading away for a couple of month to South America, kinda whirlwind tour of the gringo trail from Rio through Iguazu to Buenos Aries, then up through Salta/Potosi/Atacama/La Paz/Puno/Cuzco.

Just wondering if anyone knows what the deal is with visas? Obviously my flight is into Rio, and out from Cuzco, will I have any issues at border crossings if I dont have a pre-issued visa?

Also, anyone know anything about visas for Cuba and Mexico?

Cheers

Tusky

vinylbomb wrote: »

How do,

I'm heading away for a couple of month to South America, kinda whirlwind tour of the gringo trail from Rio through Iguazu to Buenos Aries, then up through Salta/Potosi/Atacama/La Paz/Puno/Cuzco.

Just wondering if anyone knows what the deal is with visas? Obviously my flight is into Rio, and out from Cuzco, will I have any issues at border crossings if I dont have a pre-issued visa?

Also, anyone know anything about visas for Cuba and Mexico?

Cheers

You are doing almost the identical trip to me. We are flying into Rio start of June and out of Lima at end of August.

How much were your flights and injections out of curiosity ?

vinylbomb

My situation a little messed up in terms of flights and charges, because I am travelling on to Vancouver to work there for a year or more.

Due to the visa requirements that USIT (the visa issuer) specify I HAD to book my transatlantic flight with them otherwise they wouldn't issue my visa. Robbing shower of £^&*$%. So it was just over 600 one way to Rio.
I could have knocked 200 or more off that booking with other companies.

For the rest of my flights (Cuzco to Cancun >> Cancun to Mexico City >> Mexico City to Vancouver ) I did some serious shopping around and the best by a fair margin were eBookers.ie. Cost me €900 for the lot.

Jabs - TMB Grafton St, €225 give or take a fiver.

Heading off in 10 days. Sweeeeeeeetttttttt

Tusky

vinylbomb wrote: »

For the rest of my flights (Cuzco to Cancun >> Cancun to Mexico City >> Mexico City to Vancouver ) I did some serious shopping around and the best by a fair margin were eBookers.ie. Cost me €900 for the lot.

Jabs - TMB Grafton St, €225 give or take a fiver.

Heading off in 10 days. Sweeeeeeeetttttttt

900 for the lot is very very good considering the flight to Rio was 600. 225 euro...ouch.

I cant wait, seeya over there! w00t.

Ritchi

Arriving in Santiago myself in about a month, and as far as I can see you don't need pre-issued visas for any country, they just issue them at the border. Was in Cuba and Mexico a few years ago, and didn't need a visa.

HankScorpio1985

i know you dont need a visa for anywhere you've mentioned but if youre going to cuba and then on to vancouver you might have a bit of trouble. if youre heading to vancouver i presume youre stopping off in the usa? well if you are the americans are fairly stern on people coming from cuba even if they are europeans. you might be able to talk youre way out of it or you might get lucky and get a nice immigration person but beware.

Ritchi

When I was in Cuba, they didn't stamp your passport, so unless you make the mistake of telling them in the US that you were there(like I did and got held for about 4 hours), you'll be fine.

Mercy

EDIT: Below is correct, stupid visahq site is very badly organised and confusing. Colombia does not require a tourist visa.

cailinoBAC

Last time I checked it didn`t. Or if it does I`m in trouble as I`m in Lima airport and flying there in a few hours!

See below
http://www.colombianconsulate.co.uk/#uno

vinylbomb

HankScorpio1985 wrote: »

if youre heading to vancouver i presume youre stopping off in the usa?

I wasnt going to be initially, the plan was fly direct from Mexico City but stupid swine flu has made a balls of that.